Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 27:2-8

2And it shall be on the dayבַּיּוֹם֮bai.yOmH3117when ye shall pass overתַּעַבְר֣וּta.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383unto the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, that thou shalt set thee upוַהֲקֵמֹתָ֤va.ha.ke.mo.TaH6965greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,and plaisterוְשַׂדְתָּ֥ve.sad.TaH7874them with plaisterבַּשִּֽׂיד׃ba.SidH7875:

3And thou shalt writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789upon them all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451,when thou art passed overבְּעָבְרֶ֑ךָbe.'a.ve.Re.khaH5674,that thou mayest go inתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935unto the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776that flowethזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706;as Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1hath promisedדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696thee.

4Therefore it shall be when ye be gone overבְּעָבְרְכֶ֣םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, thatye shall set upתָּקִ֜ימוּta.Ki.muH6965these stonesהָאֲבָנִ֣יםha.'a.va.NimH68,which I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858,and thou shalt plaisterבַּשִּֽׂיד׃ba.SidH7875them with plaisterוְשַׂדְתָּ֥ve.sad.TaH7874.

5And there shalt thou buildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,an altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68:thou shalt not lift upתָנִ֥יףta.NifH5130anyironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270tool upon them.

6Thou shalt buildתִּבְנֶ֔הtiv.NehH1129the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430of wholeשְׁלֵמוֹת֙she.le.mOtH8003stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68:and thou shalt offerוְהַעֲלִ֤יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלֹ֔תo.LotH5930thereon unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:

7And thou shalt offerוְזָבַחְתָּ֥ve.za.vach.TaH2076peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002,and shalt eatוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398there, and rejoiceוְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.mach.taH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

8And thou shalt writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789upon the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451veryהֵיטֵֽב׃ סhei.TevH3190plainlyבַּאֵ֥רba.'ErH874.

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